Editor's note
I kept this issue intentionally mixed: there’s practical async advice, production EF Core troubleshooting, and some newer AI platform pieces. The Azure SQL Managed Instance update stood out for anyone watching database throughput, while the MCP server article shows where .NET tooling is heading next.
Async, EF Core, and AI agents
Jasen Fici
February 13, 2026
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